A Message from the DAD President 8/4/08
Hello DAD Members and Friends,
It was so good to see many of you during my recent two weeks in the
Dallas area. And I miss you all again. I had to return to Wisconsin
again to care for my mother..
When I first walked inside the DAD Clubhouse, I was so impressed at
how the floor looked with the new tiles. It certainly gives the whole
bar area a much needed uplift feeling along with the new bar.
DAD is blessed to have these three very hard working guys, Preston
Ashley Jr., Preston Ashley Sr., and Mitchel Bien. Imagine them on
their knees, nearly everyday, removing the old tiles and getting new
tiles all set. They had to be patient to make sure that the tiles fit
perfectly around the poles and/or trim them to the right size, or else
the tiles would chip or crack. Then they had to do the smoothing out
the grouts in between the tiles.
DAD had a few guys who came and help whenever they were able to:
David Normand, Kent Reneau and Chris Nicolay. Then there’s Maxine
Satarino, Laura Lemmon-Moore, Marianne Sasseen, Cindi Nagy, and Susan
Lane who came in and cleaned, dusted, and swept after the guys
completed their work before any of DAD’s weekend events.
Hey, have you checked out the restroom yet? It’s a JOY to walk into
now and be able to feel good sitting on one of the toilets. Maybe it
sounds silly to you reading this but I know that the DAD Members and
friends would agree with me! Those who haven’t been to DAD for a long
time,
COME and VISIT! And a very special thanks goes to Alfredo Gonzales
who’s an expert in doing compound joint and paint in the restrooms.
The renovation is still on-going. As of now, the guys could only
complete the tiles in the bar area, restrooms and admission area. The
guys really need help in removing the old tiles from the recreation
center area. Since the money has run low, we need some more donations
in order to purchase more grout bags and sealers. Donations will help
to complete the recreation center area. For anyone who donate over
$100 you will receive a thank you donation letter for your 2008 tax
write off.
DAD almost had a couple possible winners at the previous CINGO! Some
of us are already are anxious to come to the next CINGO and hope to
become one of the big WINNERS. It would be a great to win some money
for some Christmas shopping for one, two or three winners.
Speaking of Christmas, the Winter Holiday for the Children committee
rolled up their sleeves and are getting their gears going. We had a
successful party for the children last year and we are hoping for
another great holiday celebration for the children again this year on
December 20th. If any of you are interested in participating and/or
desire to make a donation, please do contact Larry Campero. It’ll be
his second year as the chair of this event and his email address is
[email protected]
.
Some upcoming events at DAD are:
September 6 – “World Venture Travel”, for more info see:
, @6:00PM
September 7 – First Dallas Cowboys Game on TV – door opens @2:30 PM
September 12 – “Communicating With Your Doctor”, presented by DARS,
@7:30 PM
September 13 – DCCD Seniors, @10:00 – 4:00 PM
September 19 – “HAVA, Helping America Vote Act of 2002”, presented by
DARS, @ 7:30 PM.
(fyi: HAVA is the Help America Vote Act of 2002 which requires
accessible polling places and voting machines and funds agencies like
ours to protect voting rights of people with disabilities)
September 20 – DAD fundraiser: A Scents Event, @ 2:00-4:00 PM
September 20 – Dallas Bass Anglers of the Deaf meeting, @ 3:00 PM
September 20 – Dallas Black Deaf Advocates meeting, @ 3:00 PM
September 20 – CINGO, @ 8:00 PM. Food will be sold by the WINTER
HOLIDAY PARTY FOR CHILDREN committee
September 26 – DAD General Members Meeting, @ 7:30 PM
September 27 – DAD booth at Deaf Celebration, Plano Centre, 10:00 AM
– 6:00 PM
I also want to share with you about a special upcoming event which
will occur in November. I hope you will mark your calendar and plan to
attend the Annual Awards Night on November 1, 2008. Marianne Sasseen,
the chairperson, had succeeded in inviting Angel Ramos (formerly a
Dallas resident) as a Guest Speaker, thanks to CSDVRS support. Also
Brian Brizendine, from Maryland, will be the Master of Ceremonies. As
you know, both are Deaf individuals. Do come, enjoy, and also praise
the awardees during this evening together. Buy your advanced tickets
now. Please check out the flyer:
Click to access flyer_20081011-awards-night.pdf
.
Please always do continue to check out our website first, before
coming to DAD, for any updates and/or any rescheduling, which may
occur.
http://www.dallasdeafclub.org
.
DADly yours,
Cathy Edler-Ashley
President
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